Basketball Recap: Benton Central Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Bison

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Westville	40
12/27/24 vs Tolono Unity	36
12/27/24 vs Oakwood	27
01/03/25 vs Faith Christian	20
12/28/24 vs Salt Fork	4

Benton Central waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Faith Christian Eagles with a sharp 67-47 win. The Bison have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Faith Christian had strong showings from Mattea Maggio, who posted 25 points and three steals, and Allison Caplinger, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance gave Maggio a new career-high in points.

Benton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Faith Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.

Benton Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 44-28 defeat against McCutcheon on the 9th. As for Faith Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-32 loss against Fort Wayne Northrop on the 11th.